Center for Extended Care at Amherst

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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150 University Drive,
Amherst MA 01002

(413) 256-8185

65.59% estimated occupancy ¹

Center for Extended Care at Amherst is in Amherst, Massachusetts. This is a subpar nursing home, with an overall grade of D. As far as we can see, we would struggle to recommend this facility. We would not blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, long-term care grades are discussed in the next section.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation

Specialized Services

Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling

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Long-term Care Quality

Although we did not rate this nursing home favorably overall, we want to point out its relatively favorable long-term care grade this year. We gave it a B in this category. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. One of the statistics we considered after nurse's aid hours is vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 89.38053 percent of its residents. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Facility Inspections

We gave this facility a grade of C for our inspections category. We would argue that one of the most critical factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. We especially focus on the severity of those deficiencies. This place was assessed 4 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but we were relieved to find that none were category G through L deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to create an imminent danger to resident safety or health. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

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Short-term Care Quality

The next best area we gave this facility in any area came in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of C. Our short-term care grades are based on a facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a vast scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its level of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the measures we assessed. The last datapoint we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 5.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Nurse Quality

The last category we looked at was nursing. In this category, we awarded this facility a C. Our nursing rating looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of skill of the nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This place provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, nursing ratings also consider quality-based metrics, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this nursing home performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is generally a good indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place. Some falls could be avoided if a nursing home supplies enough nurses aids to assist its patients.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Center for Extended Care at Amherst Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Center for Extended Care at Amherst, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Center for Extended Care at Amherst, 3.68% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which caused serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Center for Extended Care at Amherst, 2.42% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Center for Extended Care at Amherst, 19.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Center for Extended Care at Amherst, 18.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Center for Extended Care at Amherst, 1.93% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression could imply worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Center for Extended Care at Amherst, 91.44% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Center for Extended Care at Amherst, 15.15% Percentage of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the decline of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Center for Extended Care at Amherst, 17.66% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Center for Extended Care at Amherst, 1.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Center for Extended Care at Amherst, 17.66 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Center for Extended Care at Amherst, 10.93 Percentage of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Center for Extended Care at Amherst, 71.35% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint measures the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts argue that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,TheAcute Care Hospitals 6.63 miles away30 Locust Street Northampton Massachusetts 01060Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 582-2000
Holyoke Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.83 miles away575 Beech Street Holyoke Massachusetts 01040Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 534-2500
Baystate Franklin Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.08 miles away164 High Street Greenfield Massachusetts 01301Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 773-0211
Baystate Wing Hospital and Medical CentersAcute Care Hospitals 16.91 miles away40 Wright Street Palmer Massachusetts 01069Voluntary non-profit - Other(413) 283-7651
Baystate Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.75 miles away759 Chestnut Street Springfield Massachusetts 01199Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 794-0000
Mercy Medical CtrAcute Care Hospitals 18.04 miles away271 Carew Street Springfield Massachusetts 01104Voluntary non-profit - Private(413) 748-9000

Nearby Dialysis

Hampshire County Dialysis Center6.16 miles away84 Conz Street Northampton Massachusetts 01060Dialysis Stations: 13 (413) 586-7989
Dialysis Center of Western Massachusetts13.88 miles away601 Memorial Drive, Suite H Chicopee Massachusetts 01020Dialysis Stations: 15 (413) 593-3078
Ara-Ludlow Dialysis, LLC14.98 miles away14 Chestnut Place, Suite B Ludlow Massachusetts 01056CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (413) 583-7983
Ara-Holyoke Dialysis LLC14.98 miles away36 Lower Westfield Rd Unit C-153 Holyoke Massachusetts 01040Dialysis Stations: 20 (413) 533-3128
Chicopee Dialysis Center15.71 miles awayI 391 Industrial Park 317 Meadow Street Chicopee Massachusetts 01013Dialysis Stations: 17 (413) 535-2529
Pioneer Valley Dialysis Center16.59 miles away208 Ashley Avenue West Springfield Massachusetts 01089CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (413) 750-3400
Yankee Family Dialysis Center16.7 miles away115 Wildwood Avenue Greenfield Massachusetts 01301Dialysis Stations: 13 (413) 773-0001
Fmc Dialysis Services of Palmer16.91 miles away42 Wright Street Palmer Massachusetts 01069Dialysis Stations: 13 (413) 284-0700